GoG Capacity Development Activities and Results Expected per Intermediate Result IR

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7. Capacity Development of Targeted Government of Ghana, Civil Society

Organization and Key Partner Institutions

7.1 GoG Capacity Development

Activity Lead: URI Activity Team: SNV, Post Harvest UnitFC As part of efforts to strengthen local GoG partner organizational capacity to effectively implement sustainable fisheries initiatives, and to improve the quality and sustainability of services they provide to their constituencies, URI in Year 1 undertook a baseline organizational capacity assessment for nine participating GoG and research university units, as follows: 1. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance unit of the Fisheries Commission MCSFC 2. Fisheries Scientific Survey Division of the Fisheries Commission FSSDFC 3. The Post-Harvest unit of the Fisheries Commission 4. The Marine Fisheries Division of the Fisheries Commission MFDFC 5. The Univ. of Cape CoastCenter for Coastal Management UCCCCM 6. The Univ. of Cape CoastDepartment of Fisheries and Aquatic Science UCCDFAS 7. The Western Region Regional Coordinating Council RCC 8. The Central Region RCC 9. The Fisheries Enforcement Unit FEU, an interagency body. Based on the findings and recommendations of assessments and the work planning process with partners, planned capacity development activities for these units have been maintained or adjusted in the relevant IR sections of this work plan. Significant support is being provided in: organizational development, staff development through training opportunities, and material support equipment and capital. The tables below provide highlights of the capacity development support for Year 2 in order to provide a more holistic picture of the sum total of support provided. The details for many of these items are described in other work plan sections and others are only noted here. These tables are not meant to be an exhaustive list of every training and other support that will be provided but help give a sense of the overall package. Highlights of material support for GoG Units Description Receiving Unit Vehicle: Ford pick-up trucks - 4 FC Regional offices: Western, Central, Greater Accra, Volta for MCS personnel and multipurpose use in the regional offices IR1.3 IT upgrades: LAN system and central server FSSD see IR2.4 MCSFC Post small building in Elmina FC Central Region see IR1.2.4 IT upgrades : Computers, central servers and assorted computer equipment Regional Offices Central and Western Region see IR1.2.4 Refurbishing of Computer and GIS training room for district planners – Air conditioners, security upgrades, GIS computer hardware and software CR Town and Country Planning see IR 2.6 Outfit training classroom with furnishings etc. Marine Police Academy see IR 1.2 Scientific equipment for a fish age and growth studies lab and computer DFASUCC se IR 2.3 61 Highlights of the Organizational and Staff Development Activities for GoG Units Description Receiving Unit Gender strategy Fisheries Commission see IR 5 CLaT strategy Fisheries Commission see IR 1.7 Post-Harvest Unit strategystrategic plan Fisheries Commission Post Harvest Unit see 4.5 Graduate degree training at URI Masters for 2 persons, topics TBD Fisheries Commission Graduate degree training at URI PhD 1 person, fish stock assessment, Masters for 2 persons, topics TBD UCC see IR2.3 Leadership course Fisheries Commission Second tier staff and zonal officers see IR 2.3 Short term training on data collection, stock assessment, fishing capacity assessment, data enumerators, stock assessment. Fisheries Commission FSSD and field data enumerators see IR 2.4 Graduate degree for FC and UCC: The SFMP and the FC will establish a small selection committee to identify early to mid-career professionals of the agency who qualify to pursue a MS or PhD in fields such as fisheries policy and management, stock assessment, etc. that are deemed priority needs by the FC. The purpose of the program is to increase FC capacity in fisheries management. The potential candidates will receive degrees from URI with a research topic relevant to fisheries issues of Ghana. Candidates must be FC staff and return to positions at the FC after studies. SFMP will sponsor 3 UCC staff to attend fisheries and ICM related fields of study for graduate degree training. The selection process of qualified candidates from the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Chemistry is ongoing. Candidates must be faculty or staff at UCC and return to positions at UCC after studies. Topic areas are those identified by UCC as priorities for strengthening their fisheries and ICM research and teaching capabilities. In addition to the above degree training activities, a CRC adjunct faculty member in Marine Affairs will run a seminar course for the Ghana students that will focus on developing their skills in working in multidisciplinary research teams, and with fisheries and ICM managers as well as developing problem centered research with stakeholders that has direct policy, management or economic benefits to clients of such research. This will include sessions on the theory and application of diffusion of innovation and strategies for developing effective extension programs. 62

7.2 CSO Capacity Development